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hich has been previously spoken about. Ex. _enamb' ifa_, or _enamb' un' ifa_, it (is) a good road; but _enamb u man' ifa_, the road (which has been mentioned) is good. IV. Interrogative Adjectives. For these. _See_ Pronouns. V. Indefinite Adjectives. The indefinite adjectives are _oko_, some, a little, part of; _tale(le)_, several, many; _korio_, several; _gegeto_, a few, several; _alu(ve)_, all; _urambe_, another; _none_, together, one with the other; _dovavemunge_? _domamai_? how many? Note.--When _oko_ is followed by a word beginning with _i_, it becomes _oku_. Ex. _Kuku oko nei_, give me some tobacco; _nemb' oko ematsi_, they will spear the birds; _bodol' oko tsia_, take one of his hands; _indiv' oko ya_, take a knife; _kuk oko ua_, (there is) no tobacco; _indiv' oku i_, give him a knife; _ake talel' ando_, there are many men; _kupa korio inde_, give several potatoes; _me' gegeto indiatsi_, some children will come; _aked' aluvi etsi ando_, all the men are in the village; _nau mel' alu_, all my children; _indiv' urambe ya_, take another knife; _Pitsoke non' ade_, the Pitsoke strike one another; _oye non' ongete_, the dogs keep beside each other; _kokol' ul' ombo dovavemunge?_ how many eggs? _nu sise domamai?_ how many dog's teeth? VI. Possessive Adjectives. _See_ Possessive Pronouns. Numerals. I. There are only two numerals: _fida (ne)_, one, and _gegeto_, two. _Gegeto_ is also used for a small number, and _gegetom'inda_, is little used for three. For more than three, _gegeto_, meaning "a few," or _tale(le)_, "many" is used. II. There are no ordinals and the only distributive is _fida fida_, one by one. Pronouns. I. Personal Pronouns. Simple. Singular. lst Person _na, nave, nani,_ I, me 2nd Person _nu, nove, nuni,_ thou, thee 3rd Person _u(ne), ove, uni,_ he, she, it, him, her Dual. lst Person _da, dani,_ we, or us two 2nd Person _ya, yani,_ you two 3rd Person _tu, tuni,_ they, or them two Plural. 1st Person _di, dini,_ we, us 2nd Person _yi yini,_ you 3rd Person _mu, muni,_ they, them 1. The first form _na, nu, u(ne)_ etc., is used either as subject or object of the verb, the meaning being only indicated by the position of the word. Ex. _na kuku nu inditsi,_ I will give thee tobacco; _na un' adatsi,_ I will strike
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